Is expiation obligatory upon one whose car overturned, leading to the death of his father and his paternal cousin's daughter, due to his being forced off the road to avoid another car whose driver was asleep?
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If deviating from the road is for the purpose of saving oneself and the passengers from a greater danger, then expiation is not obligatory.
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